Compare Anti-malware APIs
Deep dive into the technical specifications of 15 Anti-malware APIs. Use this side-by-side comparison to evaluate which service best fits your architectural requirements.
| API Identity | Score | Authentication | HTTPS | CORS | Speed | Difficulty | Brief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbuseIPDB | 77 B | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | AbuseIPDB lets you check whether an IP address has been reported for malicious activity like spam, h... | |
| AlienVault Open Threat Exchange (OTX) | 0 F | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | AlienVault Open Threat Exchange (OTX) provides programmatic access to ip/domain/url reputation via R... | |
| CAPEsandbox | 77 B | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | CAPEsandbox is an open-source malware analysis platform that executes suspicious files in an isolate... | |
| Google Safe Browsing | 77 B | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | Google Safe Browsing lets you check any URL against Google's constantly updated lists of phishing si... | |
| MalDatabase | 0 F | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | MalDatabase provides programmatic access to provide malware datasets and threat intelligence feeds v... | |
| MalShare | 69 C | API Key | No | - | Intermediate | MalShare is a free community-driven repository of malware samples that security researchers upload a... | |
| MalwareBazaar | 77 B | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | MalwareBazaar is a free platform by abuse.ch where security researchers share malware samples along ... | |
| Metacert | 77 B | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | Metacert is a link classification and flagging API that checks URLs against curated threat intellige... | |
| NoPhishy | 87 A | API Key | Yes | - | Intermediate | NoPhishy (Exerra Phishing Check) checks URLs against a maintained database of known phishing sites a... | |
| Phisherman | 0 F | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | Phisherman provides programmatic access to ip/domain/url reputation via REST API. This Anti-malware ... | |
| Scanii | 77 B | API Key | Yes | - | Intermediate | Scanii is a cloud-based malware scanning API that accepts file uploads and returns a verdict on whet... | |
| URLhaus | 87 A | No Auth | Yes | 281ms | Beginner | URLhaus by abuse.ch is a free, no-auth API for querying a database of URLs that are actively distrib... | |
| URLScan.io | 77 B | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | URLScan.io scans and screenshots any URL in a sandboxed browser, then returns a detailed report cove... | |
| VirusTotal | 77 B | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | VirusTotal scans files and URLs against 70+ antivirus engines in one API call. Great for beginners b... | |
| Web of Trust | 42 D | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | Web of Trust scores domains and URLs for trustworthiness and safety based on community ratings. Usef... |